Road trip Raiders from Lanzhou to Gannan

Gannan should be different from Ganzi! Although Ganzi is also a tourist attraction, it is in Sichuan. Gannan is in Gansu and belongs to the northwest region. People say that Gannan is a pure land and a paradise on earth on the plateau. Gannan is a good place in go on road trip in this pure land of Buddhism. How to plan the route if you want to go from Lanzhou to Gannan?

Gannan has three natural types of areas, with mountains and forests in the south; Eastern hills, agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry; The northwest is grassland, not pastoral area. The capital is a cooperative city. Gannan area in northwest Sichuan is a high altitude area with difficult conditions.

The best travel time: June-August is the warmest in the whole year, the temperature is 10-20℃, and the temperature difference between day and night is large.

Diet: Rich ethnic characteristics, including milk tea, fried dough sticks, Ciba, yogurt, steamed stuffed bun with meat, jiaozi with meat, noodles, and hand-grabbed mutton, with a variety of styles, mainly meat, which many mainland tourists are not used to. Tibetan food, Muslim food and Sichuan food are the main dishes here. There are many restaurants in Xiahe County and Hezuo City with popular tastes. There is Minxian yak meat opposite Xiahe bus station, which has never been eaten. Zhuo Ma restaurant is expensive; There is a small restaurant in the main street of langmusi, which serves Tibetan food, western food, Sichuan food and Anhui food. The old restaurant is ok. Ali restaurant is said to be delicious. There are many Tibetans in Zhaga area, so you can go to Tibetan families to taste pure Tibetan food and Zoige's distinctive Yellow River fish.

Residence: Herdsmen live in the finance room and farmers live in bungalows (civil structure).

There are so many scenery in Gannan that it is not enough to go once. Now I recommend a route from Lanzhou to Sichuan:

Route: Depart from Lanzhou-Linxia-Xiahe-Hezuo-Luqu-Gahai-Maqu-langmusi-Huahu-Tangke-Zoige-Sichuan Aba direction.

There is an expressway from Lanzhou to Hezuo City, the capital of Gannan, which is more than 200 kilometers away. There is no expressway to the south outside the cooperative city. It is also more than 200 kilometers away from G2 13 National Road, and reaches Zoige, Sichuan. The whole journey is about 600 kilometers away from the scenic spot. Because the grassland is relatively vast, there is a PetroChina gas station on the national highway.

The distance is not far, but there are many scenery, so stop and go, and you should experience it carefully!

About tickets: Zoige 75 yuan, langmusi 30 yuan, Gahai Lake 50 yuan, Labrang Temple 40 yuan, 75 yuan, Yellow River Jiuqu First Bay, Zhagana and other scenic spots are charged with cleaning fees 10 yuan, and pay attention to local real-time changes.

About accommodation: the accommodation conditions in the northwest are very general, especially in small villages and counties, so be prepared psychologically.

Xiahe-Xiahe Zhangzang Inn is a youth hostel with good facilities and environment, a gathering place for backpackers, a glass sun room, acceptable sanitary conditions and a slightly smaller room.

Zagana-Gezonde Ji Zang Le Jia is a Tibetan-style Datong shop, clean and neat.

Tangke-Zoige Jiangge Star Hotel has a good boss, a formal front desk, electric blankets and water heaters. Because the hotel here is close to the Yellow River, tap water has its own sediment, without exception.

Altitude: Lanzhou1520m, Xiahe 2800-3200m, Zhagana 2600m, Langmusi Town 3300m, Huahu Lake 3400m, Tangke Yellow River First Bay 3500m.

The scenic spots in Gannan are as follows:

There are 26 kinds of natural landscapes-Lianhua Mountain, Dieshan Mountain, Cuifeng Mountain, Taizi Mountain, Baishiya Cave, Lazikou Cave, Yellow River mother stone, pictographic stone, Zecha stone Zhagana stone, six-character yanzhen stone, the first bay of the Yellow River, Mu Ye Gorge, Gahai Lake, Dazong Lake, Yahai Lake, Sangke Grassland and Dazong Lake.

Say a few must-see places:

Gahai Lake-Luqu has an undeveloped Gahai Lake surrounded by plateau meadows.

Xiahe County, Sangke Grassland, with an altitude of 3,000 meters and 700,000 square kilometers. In summer, it is as green as a carpet and has beautiful flowers.

Ren Mei grassland-alpine meadow grassland on the eastern edge of Hezuo City, with herds of cattle and sheep.

Awancang Wetland-In Maqu County, wetland lakes, snow-capped mountains and the Yellow River are a good place for travelers, explorers and photographers, a pure land.

Zagana-meaning "stone box", Diebu County and National Geographic named it as one of the top ten non-famous mountains in China, a paradise, and Locke praised it as the birthplace of Adam and Eve.

The first bay of the Yellow River-it's beautiful to watch the sunset.

Yellow river jiuqu first bay

Zecha Stone Forest-Luqu, which means the home of antelope, is 22 kilometers long and covers more than 20,000 hectares. It is a rare comprehensive tourist area integrating forest, grassland and stone forest in China.

Gannan scenery

Human Landscape 19- Labrang Temple, langmusi, Zen Temple, Gongba Temple, Guboni Ganjia Zuohai Temple, Huanian Ancient City, Han Coral City Site, Brick Kiln Site, Former Soviet Union Site, Nine-story Buddha of Hezuo Mirariba, Ganjia Bajiaobao Site, former site of Han Baishi County, a border town in the Tang Dynasty, Ming City Wall, Yangba Ancient City, Sanke Ancient City, etc.

Say a few must-see places:

Labuleng Temple-You can't miss Xiahe County when you drive to Gannan. It is a 300-year-old Tibetan Buddhist temple complex and the largest Tibetan university in the world.

Langmusi-not a temple, but a small town, "the Swiss of the East",

A piece of pure land in Shambala, a secluded place in ancient times, has a stream less than 2 meters wide called "Bailong River" flowing through the town, which is divided into Gansu and Sichuan. On both sides of the stream are Saichi Temple in Luqu langmusi and Geldi Temple under the jurisdiction of ruoergai county, Sichuan. .

The cooperative city Mile Riba Buddha Pavilion, also known as "Amdo Cooperation Mile Riba Nine-story Buddha Pavilion", is the only famous high-rise temple dedicated to the founders of various schools of Tibetan Buddhism in all Tibetan areas, and is called "Tibetan Studies Museum".

Gannan scenery

There are 12 national customs festivals-Sun Buddha Festival on the 13th of the first month, Jumping God Festival on the 14th of the first month, Butter Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first month, Dafa Festival in July, Apollo Flower Festival, Heishuigou Water Festival, Lantern Festival Song Peng Lantern Festival, Lotus Mountain Flower Festival,

Flower Arrangement Festival, Tug of War for Ten Thousand People, Grassland Fragrance Festival, Jockey Club.

Festivals:

Zhuoni International Self-driving Carnival-located in Dayugou, Zhuoni in mid-July, including passionate self-driving, carnival, public welfare, market and so on.

Gannan Tibetan legend cycling race-August, in the cooperative city, including cycling race, cycling around Gahai Lake, cultural performances, etc.

Arrow Festival-Women are not allowed to participate.

Gannan, an endless prairie, mysterious Tibetan Buddhist culture, a soul residence, a self-driving trip to Gannan paradise.